Lifestyle in Britain. Дворжец О.С. - 17 стр.

                                 READING 1
2    Read the profiles about housing in Britain and write captions for the photographs
below with the following:
     a    The least desirable: a flat
     b    An exception: the town house
     c    Less desirable: a terraced house
     d    Second best: a semi-detached
     e    The most desirable home: a detached house
     f    A thatched cottage: an idealized country retreat




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     Many aristocratic families own fine old country houses, often with a great
deal of land attached, in which they have lived for hundreds of years – these are
stately homes. They have a great emotional investment in their houses – and are
prepared to try very hard to stay in them. Many people in Britain dream of living in
a detached house; that is, a house which is a separate building. A large, detached
house not only ensures privacy, it is also a status symbol. At the extreme end of the
scale there is the aristocratic ‘stately home’ set in acres of garden. Such a house is

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